Kainexus

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Lean management is a systematic approach to eliminating waste and optimizing processes to maximize efficiency, improve quality, and enhance customer value. It originated in manufacturing but has since been applied to various industries and sectors.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

close your laptop during meetings). Be aware of your body language; make sure to lean towards or face the person speaking. Nod your head to demonstrate understanding during conversations/meetings. Clearly communicate the purpose of ad hoc meetings scheduled outside normal 1:1s/team meetings. Tell us more.”).

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Idea to Value

AUGUST 25, 2022

How many people can you meet in your lifetime, and could you potentially keep in touch with? So if you want your company to be lean and effective at innovation, it may make sense to find ways to allow smaller teams of less than 150 the authority to try and do their best work.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here are some shocking statistics about project management and delivery: It is estimated that around 70% of projects fail to meet their original scope, schedule, or budget. Lean Innovation, Validation & Execution) framework. can draft reports, meeting summaries, and project documentation, reducing time spent on manual writing.

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Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens. The old way: Hold town hall meetings that are poorly attended.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

” With the argument, we need to change the innovation narrative and significantly update the innovation approach and processes to meet today’s and tomorrow’s business challenges. It emphasizes a user-centric approach, where the focus is having a central understanding of the users’ needs and designing solutions that meet them.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Lean Startup Week is going to be jam-packed this year! Here’s what we’ll be up to: Lean Innovation in the Enterprise Dinner (Tuesday, 11/1 from 7-9pm at Izzy’s Steak & Chop House) Due to the success of last year’s sold out dinner, we’re back at it again.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Your spouse and friends likely do not understand the depth of the issues you face; the pressures to compete, innovate, get funding, or simply meet payroll. Whether it’s a specific contact, software, or strategy that you otherwise would not have discovered, the key to growth is leaning into these peer relationships.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Suggested reading: This article on Effective Brainstorming , and this book by Bryan Mattimore, which elaborates our interview from the Innovation and Creativity Summit on various brainstorming techniques (premium content): 7 – Lean Innovation Management. Suggested reading: 6 – Business Model Canvas. Suggested reading: Summary.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 17, 2022

It will also allow JFF to lean into its advisory work with employers to help them make the most of their education and upskilling programs by better measuring the results of those efforts and targeting them at programs that are more likely to produce real value.

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Kainexus

APRIL 10, 2020

If daily huddle or stand up meetings were part of your team’s routine, we have some advice on how to transition them to virtual video conferences. Many of these tips will apply to any type of meeting you do via video. All over the world, people are finding ways to adjust in-person processes to this new reality.

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Leanstack

JANUARY 30, 2019

In my last post , I described how sketching an idea on a Lean Canvas is akin to stacking a chain of beliefs. Download the Lean(er) Canvas PDF here. Later links rely on earlier links, and cracks in your early links have a ripple effect. your riskiest assumptions. The real challenge isn’t idea generation, but idea validation.

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etventure

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. Proudly, the Head of Production explained to me: “We use Lean Production – meaning we eliminate waste from our manufacturing process.” The Proud Leader.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

To thrive in this landscape, product leaders need to prioritize three pillars: leaning into AI-powered experiences, modernizing how they run their business (i.e., This case study shows how banks can adapt to meet modern customer needs. Technology, customer expectations, and banking innovation are converging in unprecedented ways.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 24, 2020

How to Lean in To Empower Your Team. To achieve this kind of empowerment, it is essential for leaders to lean-in and engage actively and effectively across teams, in addition to arranging coaching sessions. Importance of Leaning in. This transition requires a complete behavioral change from top to bottom of any organization.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

If people cannot or will not commit the necessary time to an innovation activity, then it will either fail or the scope will decrease to meet the time they can commit. But what about lean startup, rapid sprints, agile But aren't there entire methodologies that are meant to get to good ideas faster?

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Even before the pandemic, most American workers felt that they were being forced into wasteful or even counterproductive meetings regularly. According to a study by Korn Ferry , 51% of professionals reported that spending too much time in meetings and on calls distracts them from making an impact at work to some extent. Think again.

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Digital Tonto

JULY 30, 2023

We can optimize operations, streamline our organizations and motivate our people, but eventually our square-peg business will meet its round-hole world and we will need to adapt, build new skills and shift our strategies. Unfortunately, the overwhelming evidence suggests that we will fail.

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Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this post, you’ll learn: Why Putting People at the Heart of Change Matters The Exciting Future Ahead for the PMO How AI Can Help Prioritize Impactful Work Meet Athena Smith Athena Smith hails from Georgia and is based in Atlanta. Solving PMO Challenges How do you navigate the change management challenge?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Can you list the existing best practice, clarify its desired effects but does it meet the real needs? It is applying a conceptual or a more theoretical approach, having an open mind to see patterns and connections not normally applied within your industry but can become radically different to explore.

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Planview

OCTOBER 27, 2021

While most of the world’s largest companies are attempting a Lean-Agile transformation in one way or another, not all of them are succeeding. What’s missing from “failing” implementations of Lean and Agile is the understanding that seeing radically different outcomes means creating a radically different culture.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is the story of how SAY San Diego is using Lean Innovation to create real, powerful change in their community. Meet SAY San Diego SAY San Diego is a large nonprofit in San Diego County that helps children, youth and families reach their full potential. Their vision is opportunity, equity and well-being for all San Diegans.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Lean Startup Week - this year known as Lean Startup Conference - has traditionally been a staple in the innovation industry for bringing both startups and enterprise companies alike into the same sphere in order to discuss advancements in strategy, tactics, ideas, and social impact.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Here are some of the many ways you can use Instant Coffee: Brainstorming Incremental Planning Story Mapping Lean Coffee Impromptu Meetings PI Planning Retrospectives SWOT Analysis Standup Meetings. Lean Coffee. Check out this blog for helpful tips for facilitating a successful Lean Coffee virtually. Brainstorming.

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Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Lean Innovation Case Study: Bringing a New Product to Market Don’t have time to read the whole article? This is the story of how Edmunds.com used Lean Innovation practices to make their mission a reality. Eventually, they determined that Lean Innovation principles would be the best way to tackle this uncertainty.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 28, 2025

Companies that succeed in the long run are those that adopt a structured approach to continuous improvement , ensuring that processes evolve to meet new demands while maintaining efficiency and quality. Originally developed in lean manufacturing, Kanban helps businesses prevent bottlenecks and ensure smooth task progression.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The framework I developed and use with clients is called the Lean Innovation Validation & Execution management (L.I.V.E.) framework, and is designed to speed up and reduce risk for a huge variety of types of innovation projects. [If If your company is interested, the L.I.V.E. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 14, 2025

A step by step approach: Companies which try to jump directly from lower levels to the highest levels will likely meet the highest levels of internal resistance to change (often called corporate antibodies ). Contact me , and let us see how I could help your company innovate with and execute your A.I.

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InnovationTraining.org

MARCH 2, 2021

Use these templates to design and plan better meetings, events, and agendas. In our previous innovative meeting guide, we discussed how to design and build innovative innovation meetings that both inspire and accomplish your organizational goals. Meeting Mapping Template. Template for Meeting Legos.

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Moves the Needle

JULY 31, 2018

David broke down investment decision for innovations to a traditional four-square decision matrix that looked something like this: Source: Lean Startup Conference. David discusses Innovation Accounting at the Lean Startup Conference in this video. Often times, internal analysis is only done on the affirmative half of the matrix.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

This iterative approach is driving innovation by ensuring that new solutions are meeting user needs and market requirements. Lean startup: Lean startup is a methodology that helps organizations validate their ideas early and often. Organizations are now creating value for customers, partners, and society as a whole.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The lean startup methodology emphasizes the importance of agility and learning, with a mantra of “build-measure-learn” to minimize waste and speed up learning. By cycling through these phases, you can refine your product concepts to better meet user needs.

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IM Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The lesson from both Plato’s Cave and the Lean Startup is clear: true progress comes from confronting reality, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 19, 2025

Digital Customer Experience (CX) Optimization Consumers expect seamless, personalized digital interactions, and companies that fail to meet these expectations risk losing customers. Lean Transformation Approach The Lean transformation approach is centered on efficiency and value delivery.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A “lean” approach amplifies both profits and purpose. A new book by Silicon Valley tech veteran and innovation advocate Ann Mei Chang, Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good explores the unique challenges that can deter social innovation. Corporate philanthropy. Benefit corporations. Sounds ideal.

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Leanstack

JUNE 6, 2019

If you’re a long time reader of this blog, chances are high you’ve read my first book: Running Lean. But did you read my second book: Scaling Lean ? But what if I told you that, despite the title and book cover, Scaling Lean is actually sort of a prequel, not a sequel. My research says probably not.

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CMOE

MARCH 12, 2025

The manager notes explicitly that their actions have been helping reduce client churn and meet ROI goals for the quarter. Scenario You notice a team member has not been meeting their project deadlines lately. To facilitate a successful reintegration, you decide to lean on strategic coaching.

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